A song about pretending to be happy when you're not, anchored by that repeated Korean phrase.
A song about pretending to be happy when you're not, anchored by that repeated Korean phrase.
That phrase 'haengbokhan cheok', pretending to be happy, gets repeated so many times it starts to feel like a chant you're trying to convince yourself of.
There's a quiet panic in how she admits 'nareul barabogo issneun siseondeuri duryeowo', the gazes watching me are scary, because the performance isn't just for herself anymore.
A song about pretending to be happy when you're not, anchored by that repeated Korean phrase.
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
That phrase 'haengbokhan cheok', pretending to be happy, gets repeated so many times it starts to feel like a chant you're trying to convince yourself of. There's a quiet panic in how she admits 'nareul barabogo issneun siseondeuri duryeowo', the gazes watching me are scary, because the performance isn't just for herself anymore.
It's the song's entire engine, that simple declaration of pretending. The repetition doesn't make it feel resolved; it makes the act seem exhausting.
The way her voice stays light and almost breezy on those repeated 'haengbokhan cheok' lines, even as the words get heavier each time.
LyroVerse editor's notes are interpretation guides, not final truth. If something looks off, use comments, reporting, or Contact.
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
amuegedo malhaji moshan bimiri isseo
ireohge usgo issjiman
nareul baraboneun manheun saramdeureun
haengbokhae boineun nareul bogessjiman
neol tteona saeroun sarameul chajaga
gidaehago tteonan naega
ireohge doel jureun mollasseo
nal barabogo issneun siseondeuri duryeowo
nareul yaegihaneun maldeuri museowo
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
haneun naega silheo
niga bogo sipeul ttae niga geuriul ttae
gidaego sipeul ttae doedoragago sipeul ttae
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
haneun naega dwaesseo
malhagijocha neomu yeomchieopsjiman
ijewa boni neo gateun namjan eopseo
teong bin nal chaewojul jinjja sarangeul
chaja tteonassjiman geureon sarangeun eopseosseo
ireol ttae mada nae gyeote issneun geu sarami
neomu miwo naega deo miwo
ireohge doel jureun mollasseo
nal barabogo issneun siseondeuri duryeowo
nareul yaegihaneun maldeuri museowo
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
haneun naega silheo
niga bogo sipeul ttae niga geuriul ttae
gidaego sipeul ttae doedoragago sipeul ttae
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
haneun naega dwaesseo
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo haengbokhan cheok
nan tto haengbokhan cheok deo deo haengbokhan cheok
A song about pretending to be happy when you're not, anchored by that repeated Korean phrase. That phrase 'haengbokhan cheok', pretending to be happy, gets repeated so many times it starts to feel like a chant you're trying to convince yourself of. There's a quiet panic in how she admits 'nareul barabogo issneun siseondeuri duryeowo', the gazes watching me are scary, because the performance isn't just for herself anymore.
Bae Suzy performs "Pretend", and this lyric page sits inside the Bae Suzy catalog on LyroVerse.
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "Bae Suzy's 2017 solo debut Pretend", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Yes. The related section below points to Only Hope and Don't Forget Me with a short reason for opening each page next.
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Bae Suzy's lyric pages.
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
No listener comments on Pretend yet.
We only count reactions from signed-in listeners so the scores stay clean and trustworthy.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.